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How To Edit Footer

by Olha Pelishok last modified 2008-02-05

This article applies to: Plone 3.0.x, 2.5.x, Plone 2.1.x

How to edit footer in Plone 2.1.x, Plone 2.5.x

The footer of the site can be edited through Zope Management Interface. To get ZMI view of the site - add /manage to the site url. In the opened ZMI window choose portal_skins.
    zmi2

Find the folder titled plone_templates in the right column:
    plone-templates

In this folder you will find a document footer. Open it.
    zmi-footer

The opened document is a default footer. To make any changes with footer, you first have to Customize it. Press Customize button and Footer document will be copied to custom folder (/portal_skins/custom/footer).
    zmi-customize

Now a footer may be edited. Custom folder is a place where all the changes can be carried out. Make necessary edits in the opened HTML window, and don't forget to save your changes:
    zmi-custom-footer

Get back to the site, reload the page to see your new footer.


How to edit footer in Plone 3.0.x

The footer of the site can be edited through Zope Management Interface. To get ZMI view of the site - add /manage to the site url. In the opened ZMI window choose portal_view_customization.
    zmi

Then find the document titled plone_footer in the right column. Open it.
    plonefooter

To make any changes with footer, you first have to Customize it. Press Customize button and Footer document will be copied to custom folder (/portal_skins/custom/footer).
    footer

Only now a footer may be edited. Custom folder is a place where all the changes can be carried out. Make necessary edits in the opened HTML window, and don't forget to save your changes:
    customize

Get back to the site, reload the page to see your new footer.
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